My Wife is a Hacker novel (Nicole)

Chapter 1972
Nicole’s gaze naturally landed on Jared. Her problems did not seem as daunting when he was around. For the first time, she
figured having a man around was not that awful.
Initially, Mr. Riddle Sr. prepared a welcome banquet for Nicole and the whole family to dine. However, Damien and Dillion's family
left in anger, leaving only Dexter and his family behind. Nicole and the others, along with Dexter, Emma, Emery, and Ellar had a
meal together.
At the dinner table, Ellar and Nicole seemed to get along well. Jared whispered in Nicole's ear occasionally, reminding her how to
handle things and not reveal traces of her memory loss. The two families enjoyed a pleasant time during the meal.
After dinner, Dexter looked discomfited while facing Nicole and Daniel. "Daniel, our company's performance this month is still not
promising. If we continue at this rate, we might really struggle to keep the company going."
Dexter initially opposed the idea of breaking up the family and separating the companies. The other three siblings supported the
plan, though. Therefore his department was also divided into a subsidiary business.
Dexter was not skilled in negotiating partnerships, so he struggled the most in managing the business among the four siblings.
Over the past two years, they managed to survive by relying on the collaborations from the
headquarters. Dexter was quite concerned because this year's HQ collaborations were down 30%.
"Don't worry, Dexter. Now that Nicole's back, we would definitely secure more partnerships at the headquarters. Like before, you
can select some projects your company can handle and take over," said Daniel.
Dexter let out a sigh of relief, grateful for Daniel's support and generosity. "Thank you, Daniel. I must have put you in a difficult
place while relying on the headquarters' support these few years."
Dexter knew he had been a burden on Daniel and his family, but it would be too embarrassing to shut down his business.
"It's nothing. We're family, it's completely normal," Daniel said magnanimously. His reaction put Dexter and Emma at ease.
Nicole, who had been silent all along, cast a grateful and kind glance at Dexter and his family. She could tell that Dexter and his
family were not bad people, and had a pretty close relationship with her parents. She spoke slowly. "Uncle Dexter, if you don't
mind, try organizing your business's financial statements and documents. Perhaps we can help you identify the problem."

Riddle Corporation was financially strong. Dexter, after all, came from the third branch of the Riddle family. Nicole believed his
situation should not be like this, and there must be some oversight somewhere.
"Yes, definitely! You even know how to manage businesses,
Nicole?" Dexter seemed to glimpse a glimmer of hope.
However, this question left Nicole speechless. Jared chuckled. "Nicole does have some knowledge of managing business. Both
of us will discuss and help you."
Dexter was pleasantly surprised that Jared offered to help." That's great! I'll get someone to prepare and send it to you
tomorrow!"
"Fine by me." Nicole nodded and spoke no further, though she felt relieved in her heart. It was rather nice to have
Jared as a shield.
Nicole did not understand business management. She had simply spoken out earlier because she felt that something was amiss.
Maybe they could really find out something from it.
After finishing the meal, Sean and Daniel wanted to stay back to discuss some matters with Mr. Riddle Sr. Thus, they headed
back first. Gloria, Samuel, and Spencer went home together in one car.
Jared, on the other hand, took Nicole with him. Noticing her silence, he asked, "What are you thinking?"
Nicole sighed. "I only thought I had many enemies here, but I never expected my own family was waiting for my return. Besides,
there's a company waiting for me to manage it."
Nicole missed out on so much in the past five years. "To be frank, I came back here once when I was pregnant five years ago.
However, my enemies hunted me down, and I almost had a miscarriage. Since then, I never once set foot in
Hustuaburg, for the sake of my children."